 Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the...  The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare - Page 276by William Shakespeare - 1821Full view - About this book
 | William Thomson - Authors, English - 1880 - 382 pages
...Bacon, and may again be taken along with the stanza saying :— " Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But...contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish lime, When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry;" for "We see... | |
 | English authors - 1880 - 178 pages
...love's fine wit. (Sonnet 23.) THE POET'S MONUMENT TO HIS LOVE. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme ; But...shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Richard Grant White - 1881 - 628 pages
...youth, When that shall fade, my verse distils your truth. LV. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhyme ; But...broils root out the' work of masonry, Nor Mars his swopd, nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious... | |
 | David M. Main (ed) - 1881 - 496 pages
...this powerful rime ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues...work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick ftre shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1881 - 1000 pages
...lovely youth, When that shall fade, my verse distils your truth. Not marble, nor the, gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Thau unwept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - American poetry - 1882 - 906 pages
...this powerful rhyme; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues...The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth : your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes of all... | |
 | Fritz Krauss - 1882 - 262 pages
...thy worth, despite his (Time's) cruel hand. (Anm. 20.) Son. 55. Not marble, not the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme, But...contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time — your praise shall find room Even in the eyes of all posterity, That wear this world out to the... | |
 | Sir Hall Caine - Sonnets, English - 1882 - 384 pages
...disdaineth; Suns of the world may stain when heaven's sun staineth. (LV) OT marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme; But...more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1882 - 1002 pages
...time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, Aud broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars's was loyal yet. Up the street came the rebel tread, Stonewall Jackson riding ahead. Under all oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room, 1 Canker-bloom? are from... | |
 | James Hamblin Smith - English language - 1882 - 238 pages
...The older writers sometimes used his instead of the termination 's of the Possessive Case ; thus — Nor Mars his sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. — Sonn. 55, 7. When Socrates his fetters were knocked off. — Addison. See also the end of the Prayer... | |
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